Stress Awareness Month – support at your fingertips

1 April 2025

Millions of people around the UK are experiencing high levels of stress which may be damaging their health and wellbeing.

April is Stress Awareness Month so now’s the time for anyone concerned about their own stress levels to get the help and support they might need.

Police Mutual, which offers products and services for police officers, staff, their families and the wider police family, has launched a factsheet to point people in the right direction.

The factsheet offers a list of tips to help people manage their stress and also gives links to organisations that can help including the NHS, mental health charity Mind, Anxiety UK and the organisers of the awareness month, the Stress Management Society.

The primary aims of Stress Awareness Month are to:

Educate the public about the causes and effects of stress

Promote effective stress management techniques to enhance mental health and wellbeing

Encourage open conversations to reduce the stigma surrounding stress and mental health issues

Provide resources and support to help individuals and organisations manage stress effectively.

Police Mutual also acknowledges that money worries can also cause stress and mental health conditions and has pledged to break down the stigma surrounding debt and get people talking about money.

It has also teamed up with PayPlan*, one of the UK’s leading free debt advice providers, which offers free and confidential advice to anyone in serious financial difficulties.

Factsheet

Get free and confidential help to combat your debt, call PayPlan* on 0800 197 8433.

The Stress Awareness Month factsheet is one of six launched by Police Mutual this month. The others are:

World Autism Awareness Day – 2 April

World Health Day – 7 April

Let’s Talk Money – Inheritance tax

Let’s Talk Money – State benefits

Let’s Talk Money – Understanding your tax code.

*PayPlan is a trading name of Totemic Limited. Totemic Limited is a limited company registered in England, Company Number: 2789854. Registered Office: Kempton House, Dysart Road, PO Box 9562, Grantham, NG31 0EA. Totemic Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Financial Conduct Authority Number: 681263.